The Ministry of Labor and WorldSkills Asia cohosted the 2024 WSA General Assembly Nov. 20-22 in Taipei City, underscoring the government’s dedication to advancing vocational training in the country and the wider region.
The gathering brought together members, technical representatives and corporations from 19 countries, the ministry said, adding that Taiwan is honored to have been chosen to organize next year’s WorldSkills Asia Competition.
Discussion at this year’s meeting centered around the planning for the 2025 WSA competition, including in-depth exchanges to formulate competition categories that would align with industry reform and new emerging demands, the MOL said. The goal of the category reassessment is to cultivate young professionals with diverse skillsets that increase their industries’ competitiveness and potential for development throughout Asia.
The ministry also arranged for the conference participants to visit Taipei Municipal Nangang Vocational High School, which has sent students to WSA competitions for seven consecutive years. In addition, the assembly’s guests also paid a visit to a BMW service center in the capital to meet with Yang Ting-yu, one of the facility’s employees who won a gold medal at 2019’s WordSkills competition in the car painting category, the MOL added.
The ministry announced that over 150 competitors were expected to join next November’s WSA competition in Taipei. (POC-E)
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